________ occurs when law enforcement officers, customs officials, and airport security personnel assume that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities.
A. Racial profiling
B. The contact hypothesis
C. Anomie deviance
D. The self-fulfilling prophecy
Answer: A
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